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39,196 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Violence in Kabul, people killed in Uruguay and rights and justice in Bishkek drew the news. Uruguay's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 71 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

657 of its 766 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 621 of Afghanistan's 657 stories about harm, carried by 543 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (567 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uruguay

87 of its 122 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

46 of its 181 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories). Earthquake was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

123 of its 147 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 80 of Yemen's 123 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

272 of its 347 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Idlib accounted for 111 of Syria's 272 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

142 of its 291 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lithuania

16 of Vilnius' 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

71 of Yuen Long's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

179 of Beijing's 258 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hurricane was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with heatwave.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (102 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Hungary (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Burundi (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Italy (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Mali (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
31 in 10019 in 1009 Jul16 Jul23 Jul30 Jul7 Aug9 Jul: 20 in 10010 Jul: 20 in 10011 Jul: 21 in 10012 Jul: 21 in 10013 Jul: 24 in 10014 Jul: 27 in 10015 Jul: 23 in 10016 Jul: 21 in 10017 Jul: 22 in 10018 Jul: 22 in 10019 Jul: 21 in 10020 Jul: 21 in 10021 Jul: 21 in 10022 Jul: 21 in 10023 Jul: 20 in 10024 Jul: 19 in 10025 Jul: 19 in 10026 Jul: 19 in 10027 Jul: 22 in 10028 Jul: 23 in 10029 Jul: 22 in 10030 Jul: 21 in 10031 Jul: 20 in 1001 Aug: 20 in 1002 Aug: 21 in 1003 Aug: 25 in 1004 Aug: 31 in 1005 Aug: 24 in 1006 Aug: 22 in 1007 Aug: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Aug. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 39,196 stories about harm among 174,102 counted on 7 Aug.

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Of the day's 174,102 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 7 August 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan86 in 100 of its 766 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 347 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda72 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Uruguay71 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

El Paso US973 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3467 Dayton US447 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1672 Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1515 New Delhi India205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 739 Beijing China179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 33 in 100 of its 505 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 84 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uruguay: 71 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guam: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 41 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)US: 31 in 100 of its 58,996 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 41 in 100 of its 571 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 347 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 72 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 1,065 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 866 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 1,202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,817 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nicaragua: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mongolia: 50 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mexico: 38 in 100 of its 915 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritania: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 42 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 37 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 61 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kyrgyzstan: 49 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 28 in 100 of its 1,531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Grenada: 55 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gambia: 50 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cyprus: 59 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Croatia: 67 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 48 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 381 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Algeria: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 86 in 100 of its 766 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 36 in 100 of its 822 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 86 in 100 of its 766 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 78 in 100 of its 347 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 84 in 100 of its 147 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uruguay 71 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Rwanda 72 in 100 of its 100 stories · mostly health ● Croatia 67 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly displacement

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 13,432 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,748 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,741 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,093 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,552 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,163 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 650 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed15,391 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,622 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests4,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,655 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees237 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced197 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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